Philippe Koch (born 8 February 1991) is a Swiss football defender who most recently played for Swiss club FC St. Gallen.
![]() Philippe Koch in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Jegenstorf, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2002 | FC Biberist | ||
2002–2007 | FC Solothurn | ||
2007 | FC Biel-Bienne | ||
2007–2008 | FC Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2016 | FC Zürich | 201 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Novara Calcio | 3 | (0) |
2017–2019 | FC St. Gallen | 15 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009–2012 | Switzerland U-21 | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 19 July 2019 (UTC) |
He joined the first team of FC Zurich in 2008 after coming through the hugely successful FC Zurich academy, then his older brother Raphael Koch joined him in the first team in 2009. He made his first-team debut in August 2008 in the UEFA Cup. He was captain of the team winning the 2013–14 Swiss Cup and won the Cup again in 2015–16.
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